Category Archives : Our Four-Legged Kids

So my vet tells me that he had one cat do chemo for intestinal lymphoma, and live 3 more years, and another die 3 days later. We don’t know if that’s what it is, he goes on, but an insanely expensive test would help us confirm. I don’t think so, I reply. I’ll go with the […]

Sometimes its the simple things that can save a crappy day. Like a good vegan recipe (frankly, hard to find), or the vision of Bambino, one of two feral cats I feed. Staring at me across the long yard behind my building, Madonna (his mother) nowhere to be seen. Confident silhouette against the fence somehow declaring he’d […]

8 animals that know how to farm. As if we needed more proof that humans aren’t that special. Read about it here! Who knew ants grew fungi farms? I shouldn’t be surprised. When I saw this doc on termites and the complex infrastructure they create, the cities and architecture, my mind was blown. Of course, […]

I remain convinced that all creatures given the privilege to express personality, can and do. Case in point this video of goats bouncing on a flexible aluminum structure (think trampoline meets balance beam) for fun, and the larger tawny one who plays king of the castle, lol. Cuteness! Reminds me of that post I did […]

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant. Have you ever seen such gorgeousness? I’m enthralled. And of course in a Google search, I find out people are breeding and selling them! Why? Because they can. Its like when I recently read that in traditional Chinese medicine the bile of black bears is extracted (after caging and painful process) for […]

So tonite its a mash-up of two random sets of images I downloaded that represent the work of French graff artist Miss Van, and a young Russian toy designer, Santani. The latter, who lists Dumbo as her favorite cartoon character (a good sign!), makes these kooky cute hyper real furry creatures that are wonderfully fantastical. […]